8 things you *could* do to make the most of the long Easter bank holiday weekend

A long weekend is a beautiful thing. It’s even better when it’s handed to you on a silver platter. That’s right folks, it’s Easter!

The modestly named Good Friday dovetails majestically with Easter Monday to create a 96 hour period of hedonism where anything can happen.

Eggs will be decorated, distributed and devoured, depending on what kind you’re dealing with of course, and children will run wild in gardens on a maniacal treasure hunt for chocolatey goodness.

It’s not all about eggs though, and one thing more precious than eggs is old Father time.

Here are some things you can do with your four days of leisure…

1. Start watching Game of Thrones

Quick! Watch it all before someone spoils it for you (Picture: HBO)

It’s the new Breaking Bad when it comes to people’s amazed faces as you tell them you haven’t seen it. Season 4 has only just started in so Easter weekend is the perfect time to binge watch and get up to speed so you know who your Lannister from your Littlefinger. That’s 32 hours worth of TV time right there, so still plenty of time to make the most of the nice weather (fingers crossed!) outside too.

2. Get started on that marathon training (because we’ve all been inspired by last weekend, right?)

Inspired by all those marathon runners? You *could* do it too (Picture: AP Photo/Sang Tan)

National hero Mo Farah can knock out a marathon in a little over two hours. At that pace he could run to Milan back in four days. That’d be rather absurd though. What I mean to say is, go for a run or something. Then next year you’ll be ready to emulate him whilst simultaneously annoying the hell out of all your friends with Facebook photos of your new trainers, running maps and sweaty selfies.

3. Vegas baby!

OK, it’s a bit short notice but it’s only a ten hour flight. The amount of mischief you can get up to in the remaining time is endless!

4. Buy a big paddling pool

Imagine the fun! (Picture: Argos – £34.99)

You’ll spend the first two days manually inflating the thing, that still leaves two days of submerged sexiness for all your outdoor lazing needs.

5. The Kinder Surprise challenge

Now here’s a challenge I can get on board with (Picture: eBay)

For every hour you are awake during the bank holiday you must consumer one Kinder egg. Minus sleep, that leaves a very achievable 64 Kinder eggs. There may be vomiting, stomach pain and temporary blindness but the sense of accomplishment will be worth it. And think of all the brilliant new toys you’ll have.

6. Create a hit single

Apparently it only took Beyoncé twenty minutes to write her smash-hit Single Ladies. That means you could write three songs an hour and a huge 288 over four days. By the laws of probability surely one of them won’t be an absolute vocabularial abomination and will make you an international superstar.

7. Start your own golf tournament

Recreate the Majors by starting your own four-day golf tournament at your local course. Those competing can all chip in (no pun intended) and get a dodgy green jacket from a charity shop and present it to the winner.

8. Fall in love

Call me a sentimental, hopeless romantic but a lot can happen in four days. In Garden State that is all it took for Sam to completely change Large’s life and for him to fall head over heels for her. And let’s be honest, people are going to be going out Friday, Saturday and Sunday night so there will be opportunities to meet someone new and exciting.